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Are Los Angeles Hernia Meshes Used Equally on Men and Women for Hernia Repair Procedures?

October 2, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Are Los Angeles Hernia Meshes Used Equally on Men and Women for Hernia Repair Procedures?

Hernias that occur in the groin area can affect men and women, although it is more common that a hernia affects men. If a woman has an inguinal hernia, the way to diagnosis it is to use an ultrasound. Ultrasonography can help diagnoses a hernia in women, and if there are complications after a hernia repair as well, it can be found using this equipment. The use of magnetic resonance imaging or MRI is also popular to diagnose a hernia, as well as a herniography which uses an injection of contract media into the hernial sac to identify a hernia.¹

As a winning Los Angeles hernia mesh law firm, we help those clients that deal with issues you should not have following a mesh implantation surgery. Not only can your case be worth a lot of money when you hire one of the best Los Angeles hernia mesh lawyers but it can also get you the finances you need to feel better again and much more. We take all our cases on a contingency fee basis– call Walch Law now to learn more.

How Long Does It Take to Recover from a Ventral Hernia Mesh Surgical Procedure?

September 27, 2023 | by Robert Walch

How Long Does It Take to Recover from a Ventral Hernia Mesh Surgical Procedure?

Ventral hernia repairs are usually performed with an open or a laparoscopic surgical procedure. This can shorten the recovery time of the person getting the procedure, to allow the person to get back to the normal scheme of life quickly. Many times, how quickly you get back to normal after a surgery is called your “quality of life.” If you are able to recover quickly after a surgery, then it may stand to reason that your quality of life will remain the same as it was before the surgery. If you take a long time to recover from a surgery and experience prolonged pain in relation to the surgical procedure, then you may experience a lowered quality of life after your ventral hernia surgery.¹

As a top Los Angeles hernia mesh law firm, we know the how devastating a bad hernia mesh scenario can be– physically, emotionally and also financially. When this is your situation you need to get in touch with Los Angeles hernia mesh law firm Walch Law to learn more about your legal options. We handle all hernia repair lawsuits on a contingency fee so you pay us absolutely nothing unless we get you paid. Your case can be worth a lot of money– call now!

FATAL CAR VS TRUCK ACCIDENT ON 405 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES SHUTS DOWN FREEWAY LANES ON THURSDAY, SPTEMBER 21, 2023

September 21, 2023 | by Robert Walch

According to ABC news, a fatal truck accident collision occurred in the early, dark hours on the San Diego (405) Freeway on Thursday morning, September 21, 2023.

Apparently a small VW Bug slammed into the rear of a large semi-truck, either in the right lane or right shoulder area of the busy southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway. This is an uphill grade of the freeway, approaching and just north of the Mulholland Highway exit, in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles.

Reportedly, there was one fatality in this rear end collision. The identity of the victim was not provided.

Does the Type of Hernia Mesh Matter that is Used in a Hernia Repair Surgery?

September 11, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Does the Type of Hernia Mesh Matter that is Used in a Hernia Repair Surgery?

How Does the Weight of a Hernia Mesh Affect the Patient After the Surgery for an Open Ventral Hernia Repair?

The most common hernia meshes used for an open ventral hernia repair are the medium-weight and heavy-weight mesh, for open retromuscular ventral hernia repair. In order to prevent chronic pain as a complication of a ventral hernia repair, it is common that the heavy-weight permanent synthetic meshes are used to reduce risk of complications after the surgery.²The heavy-weight hernia mesh has a higher level tensile strength, and can lead to some complications, such as a risk of chronic pain after a hernial repair surgery. But when reviewed against the medium-weight hernia mesh, there were advantages to using the larger weight hernia mesh, including:

Why Does the Implantation of Hernia Mesh to Repair a Hernia Cause Nausea?

August 17, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Why Does the Implantation of Hernia Mesh to Repair a Hernia Cause Nausea?

Yes, it is possible that the implantation of a hernia mesh to repair a hernia can cause you to experience nausea after the operation. Nausea can turn into a chronic condition for some people, who have a reaction to the hernia mesh, whereby a gallstone-like bezoar formation on the intraluminal hernia mesh causes a small bowel obstruction and chronic abdominal pain and other complications, after a hernia mesh repair surgical procedure². This means that it is a warning that you can develop more pressing and serious symptoms after you have undergone a surgical hernial mesh repair of the hernia, which can make your situation much worse than just enduring a hernia in the first instance. As a winning Los Angeles hernia mesh law firm, we know that hernia mesh is a surgery that comes with risks and some of the issues you may be dealing with are actually ones you should be getting money for. Call Walch Law now to learn more.

A Bad Complication from a Hernia Mesh Implantation Can Leave You Feeling Nauseated All the Time

Can a Hernia Mesh Cause Migrating Headaches?

August 15, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Can a Hernia Mesh Cause Migrating Headaches?

Yes, in some cases the hernia mesh implanted to repair your hernia can cause migrating headaches. Oftentimes it can be the case that the hernia mesh chosen to repair your hernia is not getting along well with your system, or that the hernia mesh that was implanted is somehow being rejected by your body at this time. Even if your body is accepting the hernia mesh, it is a foreign object, and your system may have difficulty adapting to the mesh in its location to fix your hernia. Studies show that a hernia mesh implantation can cause headaches as a systemic reaction in some people who receive a hernia mesh to repair their damaged hernias. Some people with predisposing factors such as:

Female gender

Why Is Roundup a Serious Environmental Hazard for Humans?

June 6, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Why Is Roundup a Serious Environmental Hazard for Humans?

Monsanto Roundup is a pesticide that uses an active ingredient called glyphosate, that is shown to be carcinogenic to humans. The glyphosate chemical can stay in the environment for days, months or even years, creating a health hazard for people exposed to this toxin. If this is now what you or a loved one is dealing with– get in touch with one of the best Los Angeles Roundup Law Firms at Walch Law NOW!

Glyphosate Secretes a Toxic Effect on the Neurotransmission in Human Cells

Why Does Using Roundup Increase Your Cancer Risks?

June 5, 2023 | by Gary Walch

Why Does Using Roundup Increase Your Cancer Risks?

The use of the weedkiller Roundup can increase your risks of developing cancers. When Roundup is used in the soil to kill weeds around a home garden, or weeds around crops in the farmer’s fields, the residuals of the dangerous chemicals in Roundup stay in the soil to leach into the water later on. A dangerous ingredient used in Roundup is glyphosate, which is a known carcinogen to humans and animals. If you are exposed to glyphosate in any quantity environmentally you can develop symptoms and side effects from coming into contact with this highly toxic chemical. As a winning Los Angeles Roundup law firm, we can help.

Leaching of Glyphosate into Soil Can Be Affected by the Weather and Ground Conditions

What Are the Effects of Monsanto Roundup on Human Health and Residuals Found in Foods?

May 5, 2023 | by Gary Walch

What Are the Effects of Roundup on Human Health and Residuals Found in Foods?

Monsanto Roundup is a chemical weed product that is used globally to reduce weeds in crops. But when Roundup is used near crops, it can also penetrate into the foods that we eat. In those cases, the dangerous chemical of glyphosate can be found in foods, and that can cause cancers in humans. The longer term risks to ingesting glyphosates will risk cancers for people who have this chemical to seep into the foods that we all eat. That means that fruits and vegetables that are sold in produce sections of the local grocery store, can be laced with glyphosates and cause cancers over the long term in human consumers.

Pesticides if safely used can help prolong shelf life for foods and food sources for our nation. But there is a high price to pay for the use of chemical herbicides such as Roundup. Roundup is used in herbicide control both before and after the planning of crops, including rices, wheats and beans. This can help the farmers to harvest easier, with a reduced level of weeds around the crops as they grow. When there re too many weeds, it can prevent a crop from developing its full potential, and the weeds will take the light, nutrients and space around the free growing crop, reducing crop yields and lowering the price for the farmers when they harvest their crops for the markets.

What Are the Cytotoxic Properties of Glyphosate in Roundup?

February 28, 2023 | by Gary Walch

What Are the Cytotoxic Properties of Glyphosate in Roundup?

The chemical glyphosate (n-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is used as a broad-spectrum type of weed killer. It is used globally to kill unwanted plants, by disrupting the shikimic acid pathway the amino acid of a plant, preventing the binding of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to the enzymes necessary for the plant to grow. In short, it kills plants dead! The problem with the use of glyphosate is that it goes into the ground and then can be found in our food, drinking water, and can affect humans through exposure to this hazardous chemical. For this reason, glyphosates are toxic and can cause cancers such as:

 Liver cancer